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    The Basketball Diaries

    7.4(2184)
    1h 42m
    1995-04-21
    EN

    Overview

    A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

    Trailer

    Cast

    Leonardo DiCaprio image
    Jim CarrollLeonardo DiCaprio
    Bruno Kirby image
    SwiftyBruno Kirby
    Lorraine Bracco image
    Jim's MotherLorraine Bracco
    Ernie Hudson image
    ReggieErnie Hudson
    Patrick McGaw image
    NeutronPatrick McGaw
    James Madio image
    PedroJames Madio
    Mark Wahlberg image
    MickeyMark Wahlberg
    Barton Heyman image
    Confessional PriestBarton Heyman
    Roy Cooper image
    Father McNultyRoy Cooper
    Michael Imperioli image
    BobbyMichael Imperioli
    Juliette Lewis image
    Diane MoodyJuliette Lewis
    Manny Alfaro image
    MannyManny Alfaro
    Toby Huss image
    KennyToby Huss
    Cynthia Daniel image
    WinkieCynthia Daniel
    Brittany Daniel image
    BlinkieBrittany Daniel
    Michael Rapaport image
    SkinheadMichael Rapaport
    Josh Mostel image
    CountermanJosh Mostel
    Marilyn Sokol image
    Chanting WomanMarilyn Sokol
    Alexander Chaplin image
    BoboAlexander Chaplin
    Ben Jorgensen image
    TommyBen Jorgensen

    Details

    Status
    Released
    Budget
    $2,000,000
    Revenue
    $2,381,087
    Production Companies
    Island Pictures
    Tagline
    "The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist."